Mystery ASAT

[Hosteen]

Hi, my first post here, can anyone tell me what on earth this is? Looks like a G&L ASAT Telecaster with humbuckers???

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jyc2gmnthlyms ... 7.JPG?dl=0

[guitar_ed]

It's an ASAT all right. With what appear to be MFD 'buckers.

Is it yours?

edg

[Craig]

Hi, my first post here, can anyone tell me what on earth this is? Looks like a G&L ASAT Telecaster with humbuckers???

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jyc2gmnthlyms ... 7.JPG?dl=0

Can you post the serial number? I will ask a contact at G&L to look it up.

My guess is that it left the factory as an ASAT and was modified by a previous owner. If so, the body would have had to be routed for the humbucker pickups and
the original metal powder-coated pickguard was replaced with a plastic one.

Any idea what humbucker pickups are in it? And how does it sound?

I do like the look.

[Hosteen]

No it's' not mine, it's being sold locally where I live Bristol, England. I'll try and get the seller to give me a serial number. I thought it was an oddity, I don't know G&L guitars well but after an hour searching I cant find anything else that looks like it.

[Katefan]

Judging from the headstock and the neck, it appears to be a mid 90's ASAT Special. Craig's probably right tho its possible it was/is a custom order.
BBE/G&L for a very brief time (circa '95) were using 3 ply black p/gs along with painted rather than crinkled saddle lock bridges like the one in the photos below.
Can't exactly tell but looks like it may be one. Gotta say the painted brigdes lack the sustain of the crinkled ones.

The guitar in the photo is one I put together tho the loaded body (pickups, p/g, bridge, knobs & control plate assy) was purchased as a unit and was from ~ '95.
I believe the p/g to be aftermarket but the rest minus the finish on the back & input jack was stock. I replaced the bridge saddles as someone previously cut down the original ones in order to fit a non G&L neck (See last photo)







Anyway, from what I can see it looks to be from the mid 90's
Due to the availability of older G&L's in the UK, I'd say its priced about right unless of course it is a Custom order. Pulling the p/g would be the way to find out.

My .02.

Cheers,
KF

[Challenger]

Looks like the bridge pickup has wording on it. Seymour Duncan perhaps? They don't look like MFD's to me as you can see the crack between the coils. MFD's have one smooth rectangular plastic cover with no crack.

[Craig]

Looks like the bridge pickup has wording on it. Seymour Duncan perhaps? They don't look like MFD's to me as you can see the crack between the coils. MFD's have one smooth rectangular plastic cover with no crack.

I was able to zoom in on the photo and the bridge pickup does look like it has Seymour Duncan on the top of the back bobbin. BTW, neither pickup has a pickup cover.
The neck pickup is some kind of Alnico HB pickup, but definitely not an MFD, as there are no adjustable allen head pole pieces.

[Hosteen]

The seller tells me it has this number on the headstock

CL03757

is that a serial?

[yowhatsshakin]

The seller tells me it has this number on the headstock

CL03757

is that a serial?

Yes. This S/N was used for about a year starting late-1997. See Serial number significance in the Knowledgebase.

- Jos

[Craig]

I just sent an email to Dave at G&Lasking if he would look it up in the factory logs.
I asked if it might be an early version of the ASAT Deluxe (with pickguard) or if it was a previous owner mod.

Stay tuned.

[Craig]

I just sent an email to Dave at G&Lasking if he would look it up in the factory logs.
I asked if it might be an early version of the ASAT Deluxe (with pickguard) or if it was a previous owner mod.

Stay tuned.

Here's Dave's reply:

Hi Craig,

Seems legit. CL03737 completed on September 23, 1997 shows as ASAT Black RW 2 HUM BLK HW. That’s what the pic shows: an ASAT with two humbuckers, black hardware, rosewood board.
I have no other details as to spec or purpose.

Thanks, Craig.

Dave

[Hosteen]

Thanks for your help everyone. I did purchase the guitar and have added an NGD post with better quality pictures in the G&L Porn forum

[Craig]

I just sent an email to Dave at G&Lasking if he would look it up in the factory logs.
I asked if it might be an early version of the ASAT Deluxe (with pickguard) or if it was a previous owner mod.

Stay tuned.

Here's Dave's reply:

Hi Craig,

Seems legit. CL03737 completed on September 23, 1997 shows as ASAT Black RW 2 HUM BLK HW. That’s what the pic shows: an ASAT with two humbuckers, black hardware, rosewood board.
I have no other details as to spec or purpose.

Thanks, Craig.

Dave

Oops, I did not notice that Dave's reply has a different serial number listed.
I emailed Dave to double check that the information he provided is for serial number CL03757 not CL03737.

Stay tuned.

[Craig]

I just sent an email to Dave at G&Lasking if he would look it up in the factory logs.
I asked if it might be an early version of the ASAT Deluxe (with pickguard) or if it was a previous owner mod.

Stay tuned.

Here's Dave's reply:

Hi Craig,

Seems legit. CL03737 completed on September 23, 1997 shows as ASAT Black RW 2 HUM BLK HW. That’s what the pic shows: an ASAT with two humbuckers, black hardware, rosewood board.
I have no other details as to spec or purpose.

Thanks, Craig.

Dave

Oops, I did not notice that Dave's reply has a different serial number listed.
I emailed Dave to double check that the information he provided is for serial number CL03757 not CL03737.

Stay tuned.

I heard back from Dave and it was a typo on the serial number in his email. The description of the guitar remains the same:

completed on September 23, 1997 shows as ASAT Black RW 2 HUM BLK HW. That’s what the pic shows: an ASAT with two humbuckers, black hardware, rosewood board.

He also added that it was shipped to England.

So, the neck would be a #2 (1 5/8 inch nut width, 2 13/64 inch butt width, 7.5-inch radius) and the body wood is Alder.

Hope this helps.

[SouthPaw]

Wel,l all i can say is that if it were a lefty i'd give it a home and love it... Looks a beauty. Enjoy.

[Hosteen]

Thanks for checking Craig and extra detective work regarding body and neck, much appreciated.

Up for sale on Reverb from the uk. Although I realise most of this boards users are in the US so postage is a little expensive. However the dollar does currently have a very beneficial exchange rate over the uk pound!